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Component identification............................................................................................................... 6
Front panel components ............................................................................................................................. 6
Front panel LEDs ....................................................................................................................................... 6
System board components..........................................................................................................................7
Server A system board components ................................................................................................... 7
Server B system board components.................................................................................................... 8
DIMM slot numbering....................................................................................................................... 8
Mezzanine connector definitions ....................................................................................................... 9
System maintenance switch............................................................................................................. 10
Access components .................................................................................................................................10
Operations................................................................................................................................. 11
Power up the server blade........................................................................................................................ 11
Power down the server blade.................................................................................................................... 11
Remove the server blade .......................................................................................................................... 12
Access the internal server components ....................................................................................................... 12
Remove the server B assembly......................................................................................................... 12
Install the server B assembly............................................................................................................ 13
Setup......................................................................................................................................... 15
Overview ............................................................................................................................................... 15
Installing an HP BladeSystem c-Class enclosure ........................................................................................... 15
Installing server blade options................................................................................................................... 15
Installing interconnect modules.................................................................................................................. 15
Interconnect bay numbering and device mapping.............................................................................. 16
Connecting to the network........................................................................................................................ 16
Installing a server blade ........................................................................................................................... 16
Completing the configuration.................................................................................................................... 18
Hardware options installation....................................................................................................... 19
Introduction ............................................................................................................................................ 19
Hard drive option.................................................................................................................................... 19
Memory options...................................................................................................................................... 22
Memory subsystem architecture ....................................................................................................... 23
Single-, dual-, and quad-rank DIMMs ............................................................................................... 23
DIMM identification....................................................................................................................... 23
Memory configurations................................................................................................................... 24
General DIMM slot population guidelines......................................................................................... 25
Installing a DIMM.......................................................................................................................... 27
Mezzanine card option............................................................................................................................ 27
SD card adapter option ........................................................................................................................... 29
Software and configuration utilities ............................................................................................... 31
Server blade deployment tools .................................................................................................................. 31
Software drivers and additional components..................................................................................... 31
HP BladeSystem c-Class Advanced management ............................................................................... 31
Network-based PXE deployment ...................................................................................................... 32
Deployment methods...................................................................................................................... 34